POL 10100 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Beek, Sallie Mae, John Henry Kyl
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Minority leader: mitch mcconnell determine strategy of opposing party (majority party: minority whip: john kyl, whips: whip up votes in own party, s and h both heavily democratic because of these votes, they allow votes to cross over, congress in constitution, congress is discussed in article i for a reason, framers wanted bicameral legislature (like most colonies, great compromise: each state gets 2 senate seats (6 yr terms) with house seats allocated according to population (2 yr terms, constitution grants enumerated powers explicitly in article i. Meet with constituents (case workers) and address correspondence: mocs interact frequently with lobbyists for many reasons, lobbyists donate and raise campaign cash, mobilize voters in groups, have great expertise on how laws regarding their issues will impact constituents and groups, mocs also depend on the permanent committee staffers who research pertinent information on legislation.
